Investors back on UK hotel market
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the UK hotel sector were up 65 per cent in the first half of 2014 compared to the previous six months, which bodes well for a record year, according to Deloitte.
Archives for August 12, 2014
Entries open for Young Highland Chef 2014
This year’s Young Highland Chef competition has opened, with cooks aged between 18 and 30 from Scotland’s Highlands and Islands being invited to enter by 31 August.
The Indian Platform opens second site in Scotland
The first Indian Platform restaurant opened four months ago in Glasgow’s West End, now the second site has opened in Newton Mearns, with the founders planning to expand the chain further still.
Carpigiani launches HE Maestro Batch Freezer
Ice cream equipment manufacturer Carpigiani has launched the HE Maestro Batch Freezer, which can create frozen gelato or warm dessert bases and toppings in one appliance.
Pensions Regulator warns hospitality industry to act
The Pensions Regulator is urging hotels and restaurants to act now to ready themselves for automatic enrolment, following the publication of the regulator’s first quarterly compliance bulletin.
Mixed July for London hotels
London hotels experienced a mixed July, with a drop in occupancy and revenue per available room (revPAR), but increased supply, demand and average daily rates (ADR), according to STR Global’s preliminary results.